“Macron delivered a harsh verdict to NATO -“ brain death, ”Pushkov wrote on his Twitter.

Macron delivered a harsh verdict to NATO - "brain death." While Stoltenberg insists on “firmness towards Russia”, he has a complete disorder in the organization around the actions of Turkey. Macron made it clear: not Russia is NATO's main problem. True: this is a far-fetched headache.

- Alexey Pushkov (@Alexey_Pushkov) November 7, 2019

He noted that in the alliance there is “discord” over the actions of Turkey.

The senator also said that the idea that Russia is NATO’s main enemy is a “far-fetched headache.”

“Macron made it clear: not Russia is the main problem of NATO,” he added.

Emmanuel Macron previously said in an interview with The Economist that NATO is in a state of "brain death."